A new bill up for debate could help reduce the risk of birth defects. The bill looks to fortify enriched grain products with ...

BACKGROUND Neural tube defects (NTDs) are associated with deficient maternal folic acid peri-conceptionally. In Ireland, there is no mandatory folic acid food fortification, partly due to declining ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated folic acid fortification of all enriched cereal grains in 1996, and this regulation resulted in a reduction of neural tube defect (NTD)–affected ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One study found a reduced risk for neural tube defects when folic acid was used before and during pregnancy. The ...

The CDC is urging manufacturers of a type of flour used to make foods like tortillas and tamales to add folic acid to help lower the risk of some birth defects in the Hispanic population. The Centers ...

A new California law taking effect from January 1, 2026, mandates the addition of folic acid to corn masa flour and most tortillas sold in the state.

California now requires corn masa flour to contain folic acid to reduce birth defects among Latinos. Some conservatives oppose it, citing government overreach.

Anencephaly is a type of neural tube defect. During pregnancy, your baby's brain and spine start to form as a flat disk of cells. This flat disk rolls into a tube-like structure called the neural tube ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a baby is born with a birth defect in the U.S. every 4.5 minutes. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is ...

"Well over half of neural tube defects can be prevented with sufficient folic acid consumption before conception and in early pregnancy," said senior author Sandi Lam, MD, MBA, Division Head of ...